Antonyms of adj acyclic

2 senses of acyclic

Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic) -- (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)

cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers")
        => verticillate, verticillated, whorled -- (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))

Sense 2
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)

cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)
        => bicyclic -- (having molecules consisting of two fused rings)
        => closed-chain, closed-ring -- (having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form)
        => heterocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom)
        => homocyclic, isocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms)

Similarity of adj acyclic

2 senses of acyclic

Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic) -- (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)

Sense 2
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)
       => aliphatic -- (having carbon atoms linked in open chains)

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